10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUGLAS-HOME»
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Douglas-Home had a complex career between the two Houses of Parliament, disclaiming his peerage to become Prime Minister. His term in office was short – elected in 1963 he lost the election of 1964.
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Violet: The Life and Loves of Violet Gordon Woodhouse
Chronicles the genius of the exotic musician whose skill on the harpsichord was renowned, whose salon drew the likes of Picasso, and whose menage-a-cinque lifestyle scandalized Europe
Jessica Douglas-Home, 1996
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Will: a portrait of William
Douglas Home
A biography of William Douglas Home, brother of the Prime Minister Alec Douglas Home and one of the most popular and successful playwrights of this century. Written with the co-operation of his family and friends.
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The Kingfisher: A Comedy in Two Acts
William Douglas Home Comedy Characters: 2 male, 1 female Exterior Set Cecil, a seventy year-old successful novelist living comfortably with his fussy old butler is contemplating marriage.
William Douglas Home, 1981
'A Glimpse of Empire' is the story of a young Anglo-Irish beauty's visit to Delhi for the 1911 Royal Durbar, where a new king, George V, is to be proclaimed Emperor to reinforce the loyalty to the Crown of India's ruling Princes.
Jessica Douglas-Home, 2011
Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the most widely respected and trusted of living British statesmen, is the subject of this important and revealing biography, written with Sir Alec's close cooperation, and based in part on long conversations between ...
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The Foreign Policy of the
Douglas-
Home Government: Britain, ...
An agreement was reached to offset the foreign exchange costs and help the
balance of payments problem.218 The Germans initially procrastinated, much to
the chagrin of the Treasury and prompting Douglas-Home to write to Chancellor ...
He was a member of every Conservative administration from 1935 until February 1974; and as an elder statesman in the long years of retirement his advice was sought by Foreign Secretaries and Prime Ministers alike. This is his story.
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Leaders of the Opposition: From Churchill to Cameron
Moreover, Douglas-Home's supporters became alarmed that Heath's dominant
role in the policy review was undermining Douglas-Home's position as leader, as
Heath became seen as the modern face of the Conservative Party.
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Helsinki 1975 and the Transformation of Europe
AAPD 1970, 979-983. 24. PRO, CAB 128/47. Niedhart, 'British Reaction', 144. 25.
PRO, PREM 15/1575, 25 November 1971. See also DBPO III/1, 15 July 1970,
246, fn.9. 26. PRO, CAB 128/47, Douglas-Home in Cabinet, 3 September 1970.
Oliver Bange, Gottfried Niedhart, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUGLAS-HOME»
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The fascist Ashes tour — Arthur Gilligan's visit in 1924-25
Perhaps his hand was forced by the British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home. Whatever be the case, Arthur Gilligan's slate remains rather ... «Cricket Country, Jul 15»
Ron Pollard, Who Gave Odds on Politics, Beauty Contests and Elvis …
The winner, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, was the dark horse, whose odds Mr. Pollard had established at 16-to-1. While the “Tory Leadership ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Princess Charlotte christening: Royal baby christened in intimate …
4/1 Lady Iona Douglas-Home. 5/1 Earl Spencer. 6/1 Guy Pelly, Zara Phillips,. 16/1 Ellie Goulding. 25/1 David Beckham, Victoria Beckham. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
On this day: Steve Fossett flies balloon solo
... Nobel Prize-winning poet and novelist; 1903 Alec Douglas-Home, Lord Home of the Hirsel, British prime minister 1963-64; 1903 King Olav V ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
Prime property sales in Edinburgh hit by new land and buildings tax …
... with remarkably high sales in March followed by a very subdued April and May,' said Edward Douglas-Home, head of Edinburgh City sales ... «Property Wire, Jun 15»
Letters to The National, June 25
What they didn't admit was that they had ignored the lesson of the 1979 referendum during which Sir Alec Douglas-Home promised the ... «The National, Jun 15»
Wendy Challen: 'I don't want programmed robots - I want children …
The school, which opened in 1951, has educated members of Winston Churchill's family, as well as Alec Douglas-Home's, then more recently ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Prejudice and a BBC pioneer - the amazing story of Grace …
The 1950 programme was a watershed moment. “No one, not even a Macmillan or an Attlee, a Gaitskell or an Alec Douglas-Home, a Wilson, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Charles Moore's notes: A warning from Prince Charles's lost speech
Mr Cameron would be an excellent Foreign Secretary in the manner of Alec Douglas-Home under Edward Heath. The Living Wage is a perfect ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
Whatever the outcome, the petitioning electors from Orkney and …
... and defeated Communist candidate Hugh McDiarmid to unseat the Conservative Prime Minister in Grieve v Douglas-Home 1965 S.C. 315. «Democratic Audit UK, Jun 15»
